Russia’s post-Soviet political trajectory has long been understood as a U.S. national security concern. Recent survey data suggest this trajectory is still very much up for grabs. Republicans and Democrats should be devoting more attention to the internal politics of...

November 4, 2003Some significant outcomes in Mexico during the past quarter century include practically no growth in real per capita income since 1980. Until the presidential transition from Ernesto Zedillo to Vicente Fox, there were financial collapses every other six years.

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) pulled out of peace negotiations with the Sri Lankan government last March, putting even more stress on an already fragile peace process. Negotiations have continued, however, with a new effort to define an interim governing...

November 1, 2003The remarkable growth of Canadian-U.S. economic integration, combined with the security implications of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S., have brought the management of Canada-U.S. relations into sharp focus.

November 1, 2003Over the last decade, Latin America has made little headway in solving its two most pressing economic development challenges, the reduction of poverty and income inequality. In fact, by some measures, the region appears to be going backwards.